The Nation - News from April 21, 1986

The Energy Department said a bill that would deregulate the natural gas industry will cause gas prices to drop through 1995, increase domestic production and reduce consumption of imported oil. Energy Secretary John S. Herrington said results of a department study, to be released today, on the Natural Gas Policy Act amendments of 1986 will “reinforce our position that Congress should move quickly to remove the impediments to natural gas transportation.”